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PRELIMINARY  ANNOUNCEMENT 
Foundation,  Organization,  Site,  and  Plans 


NEW  LONDON,  CT. 

CONNECTICUT  COLLEGE  FOR  WOMEN 

1914 


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CONNECTICUT  COLLEGE 

FOR  WOMEN 


PRELIMINARY  ANNOUNCEMENT 
Foundation,  Organization,  Site,  and  Plans 


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BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

His  Excellency  SIMEON  E.  BALDWIN,  LL.D., 

Governor  of  the  State  of  Connecticut.    New  Haven,  Conn. 

COLIN   S.  BUELL,   M.A., 

Principal,  Williams  Memorial  Institute.    New  London,  Conn. 

F.  VALENTINE  CHAPPELL,   Ph.B., 
New  London,  Conn. 

HON.  LOUIS  R.  CHENEY 

Mayor  of  Hartford.    Hartford,  Conn. 

HON.  BRYAN  F.  MAHAN,  LL.B. 

Mayor  of  New  London.    Representative.    New  London,  Conn. 

HON.  EDWIN  MILNER 
Moosup,  Conn. 

MARY  CLARK  (Mrs.  E.  V.)  MITCHELL,  B.A. 
Hartford,  Conn. 

FRANK  L.   PALMER 
New  London,  Conn. 

MARY  M.  PARTRIDGE 
Hartford,  Conn. 

NELLIE  CAPRON  (Mrs.  Morton  F.)  PLANT* 

HON.  MORTON  F.  PLANT,  Chairman 
Groton,  Conn. 

WILLIAM  H.   REEVES,  Treasurer 
New  London,  Conn. 

EDWARD  D.   ROBBINS,  B.A.,  LL.  B. 
New  Haven,  Conn. 

HON.  EDWARD  L.   SMITH,  M.A.,  LL.B. 
Hartford,  Conn. 

FREDERICK  H.  SYKES,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  President  of  the  College 
Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

FRANCES  SCUDDER  (Mrs.  S.  H.)  WILLIAMS,  A.B. 
Glastonbury,  Conn. 

ELIZABETH  C.  WRIGHT,  B.A.,  Secretary  and  Registrar 
New  London,  Conn. 

HENRY  P.   WRIGHT,  Ph.D.,  LL.D. 

Dean  of  Yale  College,  Emeritus.    New  Haven,  Conn. 

*Died  August  7,  1913. 


Connecticut  College 


STANDING  COMMITTEES  OF  THE  TRUSTEES 

The  Chairman  *of  the  Board  and  the  President  of  the 
College  are  ex-officio  members  of  all  standing  committees. 

The  Chairman  of  each  committee  is  named  first;    other  names  are  ar- 
ranged alphabetically. 

Executive  and  Finance 
Wm.  H.  Reeves 
Colin  S.  Buell  F.  Valentine  Chappell 

Mary  Clark  (Mrs.  E.  V.)  Mitchell  Edward  D.  Robbins 

Buildings 
Frederick  H.  Sykes 
Colin  S.  Buell  Bryan  F.  Mahan 

Frank  L.  Palmer  Nellie  Capron  (Mrs.  Morton  F.)  Plant* 

William  H.  Reeves  Frances  Scudder  (Mrs.  S.  H.)  Williams 

Endowment 
Colin  S.  Buell 
Simeon  E.  Baldwin  Louis  R.  Cheney 

Mary  M.  Partridge  Wm.  H.  Reeves 

Education 
Henry  P.  Wright 
Colin  S.  Buell  F.  Valentine  Chappell 

Edward  D.  Robbins  Elizabeth  C.  Wright 

Library 
Mary  Clark  (Mrs.  E.  V.)  Mitchell 
Colin  S.  Buell  Mary  M.  Partridge 

Edward  L.  Smith  Elizabeth  C.  Wright 

Publications 
F.  Valentine  Chappell 
William  H.  Reeves  Elizabeth  C.  Wright 

*Died  August  7,  1913. 


Connecticut  Colleee 
ffor  Women 

THE  FOUNDATION 

Connecticut  College  for  Women  owes  its  foundation  to 
the  wish  and  purpose  of  people  of  Connecticut  to  pro- 
vide within  the  State  adequate  facilities  for  the  higher  educa- 
tion of  women.  The  way  had  been  made  ready  for  its  establish- 
ment by  the  universal  spread  of  higher  education  among  women 
that  marks  the  last  half-century  of  civilization.  The  women 
of  Connecticut  in  large  and  increasing  numbers  had  used  the 
scanty  facilities  of  the  State  and  the  more  ample  provisions 
offered  by  colleges  for  women  outside  the  State:  at  the  present 
time,  for  instance,  three  hundred  and  fifty  young  women  of 
Connecticut  are  registered  in  five  colleges  for  women  in  adja- 
cent states.  Such,  however,  has  been  the  growth  of  women  stu- 
dents in  the  United  States  (an  increase  from  20,874  in  1889- 
90  to  72,703  in  1911-12)  that  existing  institutions  have  been 
unable  to  provide  adequately  for  them;  congestion  in  some 
colleges,  limitation  of  admissions  in  others,  attest  the  inade- 
quacy of  existing  facilities.  The  demand  for  new  forms  of 
training,  consequent  on  the  entrance  of  women  on  professional 
and  technical  pursuits,  has  created  new  problems  of  instruc- 
tion and  equipment  not  yet  solved  by  existing  institutions. 
When  the  only  college  in  the  State  admitting  women  deter- 
mined to  exclude  them,  the  situation  became  critical. 

The  first  movement  for  the  establishment  of  Connecticut 
College  for  Women  was  made  by  members  of  the  College 
Club  of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  an  organization  of  women 
graduates  of  many  institutions  of  higher  learning.  In  March, 
1910,  members  of  the  Club  made  public  certain  proposals 
looking  to  the  establishment  of  a  college  for  women  in  Con- 
necticut, and  set  about  directing  public  interest  and  enlisting 
public  support.  Men  and  women  of  influence  joined  their 
cause.  Within  a  few  months  offers  of  sites  and  money  began 
to  reach  the  committee  in  charge,  expressive  of  public  con- 
fidence in  the  project  and  the  favor  with  which  it  was  received 
throughout  the  State. 

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8  Connecticut  College 

The  town  of  Berlin,  interested  by  the  Emma  Hart  Willard 
Chapter,  D.  A.  R.,  voted  to  give  a  site.  Captain  Charles  H. 
Brown  of  Gales  Ferry  offered  a  hundred  acres  picturesquely  sit- 
uated on  the  east  bank  of  the  Thames.  Mr.  Oliver  Gilder- 
sleeve,  of  Gildersleeve,  offered  a  beautiful  estate  with  a  broad 
view  of  the  Connecticut  River,  and  a  trust  fund  of  $20,000; 
his  offer  was  accompanied  with  the  promise  of  the  co- 
operation of  the  Business  Men's  Association  of  Middletown. 
Meriden  proposed  an  attractive  sight  overlooking  Prospect 
Park.  The  citizens  of  Rockville  offered  several  large  and 
attractive  sites,  including  a  most  picturesque  one  on  Lake 
Snipsic.  Waterford  offered  a  hundred  and  thirty  acres  over- 
looking the  Niantic  River.  West  Hartford  voted  to  appro- 
priate $25,000  to  provide  a  building  site  in  that  town. 

In  New  London,  however,  the  project  of  the  College  was 
received  with  peculiar  enthusiasm.  The  city  had  ancient  and 
honorable  associations  with  the  history  and  commerce  and 
culture  of  the  State  from  Colonial  times;  it  is  beautifully 
situated  on  the  Thames  and  the  Sound  and  convenient 
of  access,  halfway  between  New  York  and  Boston;  its  excel- 
lent high  schools,  the  proximity  of  a  great  university,  the 
annual  boat  race  of  Yale  and  Harvard  by  its  shores; — such 
things  suggested  New  London  as  a  college  town,  and  the 
founding  of  a  college  for  women  in  the  city  had  for  long  years 
been  advocated  privately.  At  the  news  of  a  proposed  college, 
the  citizens  of  New  London  of  all  degrees  united  with  a  fine 
ardor  to  make  such  generous  provision  for  the  College  as 
would  warrant  the  selection  of  New  London  as  its  home.  The 
City  Council  voted  $50,000;  the  citizens,  five  thousand  par- 
ticipating, subscribed  $136,000;  Mrs.  Harriet  U.  Allyn  made 
a  gift  of  forty-nine  acres.  The  establishment  of  the  College 
was  thus  assured.  On  January  14,  1911,  the  committee  of 
organization  unanimously  chose  New  London  as  the  site  of  the 
new  College,  which  they  provisionally  called  Thames  College. 

The  granting  of  a  charter  from  the  Legislature  of  the  State 
followed.  On  April  4,  1911,  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
State  of  Connecticut  authorized  the  foundation.  The  terms 
of  the  charter,  expressed  in  the  act  of  incorporation,  are  as 
follows: 


Foundation  9 

Resolved,  by  this  Assembly: 

Sec.  1.  That  Oliver  Gildersleeve  of  Gildersleeve,  Frances  S.  Williams  of 
Glastonbury,  Mary  C.  Mitchell,  Mary  M.  Partridge,  and  Edward  L.  Smith, 
of  Hartford,  Elizabeth  C.  Wright  of  West  Hartford,  Elizabeth  C.  B.  Buell 
of  Litchfield,  Colin  S.  Buell,  A.  H.  Chappell,  and  Bryan  F.  Mahan,  of  New 
London,  H.  H.  Bridgman  of  Norfolk,  and  Edward  D.  Robbins  of  New  Haven, 
and  such  other  persons  as  they  may  associate  with  them,  are  hereby  consti- 
tuted a  body  corporate  and  politic  forever,  by  the  name  of  "  Thames  Col- 
lege;" the  said  college  to  be  located  in  the  city  of  New  London  and  by  that 
name  it  shall  have  perpetual  succession,  with  power  to  contract,  to  sue  and 
be  sued  and  plead  and  be  impleaded,  to  have  and  use  a  common  seal,  to  hold 
and  use  any  estate,  real  or  personal,  and  the  same  to  lease,  sell,  and  convey. 

Sec.  2.  The  sole  and  exclusive  purpose  of  said  corporation  shall  be  to 
establish,  organize,  maintain,  and  conduct  an  institution  for  the  higher  edu- 
cation of  women,  and  said  corporation  shall  have  all  lawful  powers  for  the 
execution  of  such  purpose. 

Sec.  3.  The  care,  control,  and  disposition  of  the  property  and  funds  of 
said  corporation  and  the  general  management  of  its  affairs  shall  be  vested  in 
a  board  of  trustees.  Said  corporation  shall  have  power  to  adopt  by-laws  for 
the  government  of  its  affairs,  which  by-laws  shall  prescribe  the  number  of 
the  trustees,  which  shall  not  exceed  twenty-four,  their  terms  of  office,  and  the 
manner  of  their  election.  By-laws  may  be  adopted  and  repealed  or  amended 
by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  all  trustees  at  any  meeting  of  the  trustees  duly  held 
upon  proper  notice;  provided,  that  the  notice  of  such  meeting  shall  set  forth 
the  terms  of  the  action  with  regard  to  the  by-laws  to  be  taken  at  such  meeting. 

Sec.  4.  Said  corporation  shall  be  organized  by  the  action  of  the  incor- 
porators in  adopting  by-laws  and  electing  a  board  of  trustees,  any  of  whom 
may  be  chosen  from  among  the  incorporators.  Meetings  of  the  incorporators 
for  the  purpose  of  organization  may  be  called  by  Colin  S.  Buell,  Elizabeth 
C.  Wright,  and  Edward  D.  Robbins,  by  written  notice  mailed  to  all  the 
incorporators,  stating  the  time  and  place  of  meeting. 

Sec.  5.  Said  college  shall  have  power,  in  accordance  with  its  by-laws, 
to  confer  degrees  and  grant  diplomas. 

Sec.  6.  The  property  of  said  corporation  shall  enjoy  exemption  from 
taxation,  and  all  other  privileges  and  exemptions  now  enjoyed  by  or  hereafter 
granted  to  Yale  University. 

In  July,  the  Legislature  by  resolution  changed  the  name  of 
the  college  from  Thames  College  to  Connecticut  College  for 
Women,  and  passed  an  act  giving  Connecticut  College,  in 
keeping  with  its  public  character,  the  right  of  eminent  domain, 
which  act,  however,  has  since,  by  the  courts  of  Connecticut, 
been  declared  unconstitutional. 

Under  the  powers  granted  by  the  charter,  the  trustees  have 
acquired  by  gift  and  by  purchase  all  available  land  necessary 


10  Connecticut  College 

for  the  use  of  the  College  now  and  hereafter,  making  an  estate 
at  the  present  time  of  about  three  hundred  and  forty  acres, 
beautifully  situated  in  the  north  of  New  London  by  the  river 
Thames.  The  estate  includes  the  gift  of  forty-seven  acres  by 
Mrs.  Allyn,  of  eighty  acres  from  Mr.  Frank  L.  Palmer,  and 
of  Bolleswood,  thirteen  acres,  from  Miss  Anna  Hempstead 
Branch. 

Generous  gifts  of  money  from  many  quarters  of  the  State 
have  encouraged  the  trustees  to  make  large  plans  for  the 
College,  with  the  assurance  of  practical  support.  In  particular 
the  College  records  with  gratitude  the  benefactions  of  the 
Hon.  Morton  F.  Plant,  who  has  provided  for  general  main- 
tenance by  a  gift  of  an  endowment  of  $1,000,000  and  for  the 
housing  of  students  by  a  building  fund  of  $100,000  for  the 
erection  of  the  Plant  and  Blackstone  dormitories. 

Under  these  favorable  conditions,  the  Trustees  in  June,  1913, 
authorized  the  erection  of  an  initial  group  of  five  buildings, 
adequate  for  the  use  of  the  College  at  the  outset.  The  plans 
for  these  buildings  are  now  nearing  completion,  and  construc- 
tion work  will  begin  in  the  spring  of  1914. 

The  official  date  has  been  set  for  the  opening  of  the  College 
in  September,  1915. 


ORGANIZATION 
GENERAL    STATEMENT 

Connecticut  College  is  founded  as  an  institution  for 
the  higher  education  of  women.  It  requires  of  its 
students,  as  prerequisite  for  admission,  the  preparation  af- 
forded by  a  regular,  four-years  course  in  any  secondary  school 
of  good  standing,  together  with  health,  character,  and  intel- 
lectual promise.  It  offers  its  students,  in  various  curricula, 
the  facilities  for  systematic  and  progressive  training  through 
four  academic  years,  the  successful  completion  of  which  is 
marked,  in  accordance  with  the  curriculum  chosen,  by  the  first 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  or  Bachelor  of  Science. 

Its  scope  of  instruction  is  broadly  conceived,  to  include 
the  humanities,  sciences  and  arts,  which  embody  the  significant 
experiences,  organized  knowledge,  and  higher  activities  of 
life.  The  program  of  studies  of  every  student  aims  to  bring 
that  student  into  vital  relation  with  this  material;  it  includes 
as  a  fixed  requirement  the  foundations  of  universal  elements 
in  a  liberal  education;  the  serious  and  progressive  study  of 
some  important  branch  of  knowledge,  in  a  related  group;  the 
incidental  elective  studies  that  give  variety  and  richness  to 
the  intellectual  life.  By  the  scope  and  choice  of  curriculum, 
the  student  will  have  the  freedom  and  means  for  individual 
development  according  to  her  special  aptitude,  however 
directed,  with  a  certain  breadth  of  general  training  and  intel- 
lectual outlook. 

In  incorporating  in  its  scheme  of  instruction  at  the  outset 
many  branches  of  technical  training,  Connecticut  College 
prepares  the  way  for  the  establishment  of  the  technical 
schools  it  will  seek  to  provide  for  the  professional  training 
of  women,  in  the  fields  of  education,  applied  science,  com- 
merce, and  the  arts. 

As  a  residence  college,  Connecticut  College  will  offer  its 
students  and  faculty  conditions  of  living  carefully  studied  for 
convenience  and  economy,  in  hygienic  surroundings  and  a 
favorable  environment  of  nature. 

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12  Connecticut  College 


REQUIREMENTS  FOR  ADMISSION 

I.  Women  are  qualified  to  enter  Connecticut  College 

(A)  Who  have  satisfactorily  completed  a  four-years  course 
of  studies  in  a  high  school,  manual-training  high  school,  prac- 
tical arts  high  school,  commercial  high  school,  or  other  type 
of  secondary  school,  of  approved  standing,  and 

(B)  Who  possess  health,  character,  and  purpose  fitting  them 
to  pursue  a  college  education  to  advantage. 

II.  The  studies  pursued  preparatory  to  admission  may  be 
attested 

1.  By  certificate  of  the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board, 
or  the  Entrance  Examination  Board  of  Connecticut  College, 
or 

2.  By  credentials  of  the  Education  Department  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  or 

3.  By  certificate  of  the  principal  of  any  high  school  approved 
by  the  New  England  College  Entrance  Certificate  Board. 

III.  This  certification  shall  show  that  the  candidate  has 
satisfactorily  completed  at  least  15  units,  made  up  in  subjects 
and  values  as  indicated  below.  (The  term  unit  is  defined  to 
mean  the  credit  given  for  the  successful  completion  of  a  year's 
study  in  any  subject  in  a  secondary  school,  constituting  approxi- 
mately a  quarter  of  a  full  year's  work.) 

Subjects  and  Credits  for  Candidates  for  Admission 

Note:  Laboratory,  studio,  and  shop  subjects  are  valued  at  one-half  the 
credit  given  recitation  subjects  for  equal  periods  of  time. 

Languages: 

English  —  3  or  4  units 
Latin  —  2,  3  or  4  units 
Greek  —  2  or  3  units 
French  —  2  or  3  units 
German  —  2  or  3  units 
Italian  —  1  or  2  units 
Spanish  —  1  or  2  units 

History: 

Ancient  —  1  unit 

Mediaeval  and  modern  —  1  unit 

English  —  1  unit 

American  and  civil  government  —  1  unit 

Industrial  and  commercial  —  1  unit 

Mathematics: 


Algebra  —  lor  1|  units 
Plane  geometry  —  1  unit 
Commercial  arithmetic  —  1  unit 
Solid  geometry  —  \  unit 
Plane  trigonometry  —  \  unit 


Requirements  for  Admission  13 

Science: 

Chemistry  —  1  unit 
Physics  —  1  unit 
Biology  —  1  or  2  units 
Geography  —  1  unit 

Arts: 

Household  arts  —  1  or  2  units 

Music  and  harmony  —  1  unit 

Drawing  and  design  —  1  or  2  units 

Stenography,  typewriting,  and  office  practice  —  \  unit 

Obligatory  Subjects 

IV.  In  the  15  units  required  for  admission  the  candidate  shall 
present  for  credit  towards  admission 

English  —  at  least  3  units 

Foreign  language  or  languages  (Latin,  Greek,  French,  or 
German) —  at  least  3  units 

Candidates  who  desire  to  enter  upon  a  curriculum  leading  to  the  A.  B. 
degree  must  present  Latin,  at  least  3  units. 

History  —  at  least  1  unit 

Mathematics  or  Science  —  at  least  2  units 

V.  The  candidate  must  present  (on  a  form  provided),  in 
addition  to  the  requirement  of  studies  as  here  stated,  a  state- 
ment from  the  principal  or  other  accredited  officer  of  the 
school  at  which  she  has  prepared,  attesting  the  fitness  of 
the  candidate  in  character,  health,  and  general  promise,  to 
pursue  a  college  course  to  advantage. 

All  candidates  admitted  by  certificate  are  admitted  on  pro- 
bation. 

The  College  reserves  the  right  to  restrict  the  number  of 
students  admitted  according  to  its  facilities  for  instruction. 
The  maximum  accommodation  of  its  first  dormitories  for  resi- 
dent students  at  the  opening  of  the  College  will  be  one  hundred 
and  twenty. 

ADMISSION  TO  ADVANCED  STANDING 

VI.  Students  in  other  institutions  for  the  higher  education  of 
women,  as  well  as  graduates  of  normal  schools  of  good  stand- 
ing, who  desire  to  enter  Connecticut  College  with  advanced 
standing,  are  advised  to  present  an  official  detailed  statement 
of  their  studies  and  academic  status.  Such  students,  when 
admitted,  will  receive  a  standing  in  Connecticut  College  deter- 
mined by  the  extent  to  which  their  accomplished  work  has 
satisfied  the  requirements  of  studies  in  the  curricula  of  the 
College.  Students  so  admitted  must  complete  at  least  one 
year's  study  in  Connecticut  College  to  qualify  as  candidates 
for  degrees. 


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PROGRAM  OF  STUDIES 

FOR  THE  DEGREES  OF  BACHELOR  OF  ARTS 
AND  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

The  student's  program  of  studies  leading  to  the  first  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts  or  Bachelor  of  Science  requires  four  years 
of  work.    Each  program  of  studies  includes: — 

(A)  A  group  of  studies  known  as  the  General  Group — a 
prescribed  series  of  courses  representing  the  general  founda- 
tions of  a  liberal  education; 

(B)  A  second  group  of  studies  known  as  the  Major 
Group,  offering  the  student  opportunity  for  systematic  and 
progressive  study  of  one  important  subject  with  its  related 
subjects; 

(C)  A  third  group  of  studies  known  as  the  Elective 
Group,  affording  the  student  opportunity  to  complete  her 
program  at  her  own  election  by  courses  chosen  in  accordance 
with  her  interest,  needs,  or  prospective  vocation. 

A.    The  General  Group 

This  group  is  required  of  all  students,  and  all  students  are 
advised,  as  far  as  possible,  to  complete  this  group  in  their 
first  and  second  years. 

English  —  two  courses 

Foreign  languages  —  two  courses 

(This  requirement  is  modified,  if  desired,  provided  the  student  has  pre- 
sented on  admission  at  least  four  units  ol  foreign  language  study.) 

History  —  one  course 

Science  —  two  courses  chosen  from  Mathematics,  Physics,  Chemistry, 
Biology,  Geography,  Geology,  or  Psychology,  of  which  one  course  must  be 
a  laboratory  course 

Social  Science  —  one  course 

Hygiene  and  Physical  training — one  course.  Physical  training  is  required 
throughout  all  the  years 

B.    The  Major  Group 

This  group  is  made  up  of  (a)  a  Major  Subject — that  is,  a 
single  important  subject  in  which  sequent  courses  of  study  are 
offered  by  the  College  and  pursued  by  the  student  during  a 
period  of  at  least  three  years,  and  (b)  Related  Courses,  to 
include  studies  in  other  departments  of  instruction  that  fur- 
nish contributory  material. 

The  choice  of  the  major  group  is  made  by  the  student  from 
all  major  groups  offered,  but  the  work  in  the  major  group 
elected  is  prescribed. 


Program  of  Studies  15 

C.    The  Elective  Group 

This  group  includes  various  courses  chosen  at  the  option  of 
the  student,  according  to  her  interest  and  ability,  in  any 
department  of  the  College,  completing  her  program  of  studies. 

Each  of  the  foregoing  groups  occupies  approximately  one- 
third  of  the  student's  time. 

Students  who  desire  to  engage  in  teaching  after  graduation 
are  able  to  pursue  courses  in  education  helpful  in  their  voca- 
tion as  part  of  their  program  of  studies,  either  in  the  Major 
Group  or  in  the  Elective  Group. 

Degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  or  Bachelor  of  Science 

The  curricula  of  all  major  groups  in  languages  and  litera- 
tures, history,  mathematics,  philosophy  and  psychology  lead 
to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  The  majors  in  the 
physical  or  biological  sciences,  social  sciences  and  commerce, 
dietetics  and  household  science,  fine  and  applied  arts,  music, 
and  education  lead  to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science. 

GRADUATE  CURRICULA 

It  is  proposed  to  institute  graduate  curricula  leading  to  the 
A.  M.  degree  in  1918-19,  concerning  which  information  will 
be  given  in  subsequent  announcements. 


SPECIAL  STUDENTS 

Students  of  maturity  and  approved  qualifications  may  be 
admitted  to  pursue  courses  of  study  in  Connecticut  College 
without  reference  to  the  curricula  for  degrees.  Such  students 
are  subject  to  the  same  requirements  for  admission  and  pro- 
ficiency as  regular  students. 


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SUBJECTS  OF  INSTRUCTION 

The  following  is  intended  to  define  the  scope  of  instruction 
in  Connecticut  College.  Subjects  offered  at  the  opening  of 
the  College  will  be  described  in  the  First  Annual  Announce- 
ment of  1915-16. 

Subjects  printed  in  capitals  are  major  subjects  in  the  curricula  for 
degrees.     (See  Program  of  Studies.) 

LITERATURES  AND  LANGUAGES 

In  all  departments  of  languages  and  literatures  there  will 
be  offered,  in  cooperation  with  the  particular  departments 
concerned,  courses  of  interpretation  of  national  civilizations, 
including  philosophy,  the  arts,  social  life  and  government. 

English. 

Historical  development  of  the  English  language.  Old, 
middle  and  modern  English.    Comparative  philology.     Gothic. 

History  of  English  (including  American)  literature  in 
all  periods.      Interpretation  of  special  works  and  authors. 

Comparative  literature  with  reference  to  English  relations. 

Biblical  literature. 

In  cooperation  with  the  respective  departments,  Greek 
and  Latin  literatures  in  English  versions. 

Composition. 
Greek. 

The  Greek  language  and  literature. 

Latin. 

The  Latin  language  and  literature. 

Romance  Languages. 

The  French  language  and  literature,  old  and  modern. 
The  Italian  language  and  literature,  old  and  modern. 
The  Spanish  language  and  literature,  old  and  modern. 

German. 

The  German  language  and  literature,  old,  middle  and 
modern. 

PHILOSOPHY,  PSYCHOLOGY  AND  EDUCATION 

Philosophy. 

The  history  of  philosophic  theory. 

Logic. 

Ethics. 

Aesthetics. 


Subjects  of  Instruction  17 

Psychology. 

General  psychology.     Physiological  psychology. 
Applied  psychology. 
Child  study. 

Education. 

The  history  of  the  theory  and  practice  of  education. 

The  principles  of  education. 

School  organization  and  administration. 

Secondary  education.     Organization.     Methods  in  special 
subjects  in  cooperation  with  the  respective  departments. 

HISTORY  AND  THE  SOCIAL  SCIENCES 
History. 

Ancient,  mediaeval,  renaissance,  and  modern  history. 

History  of  individual  races  and  nations. 

American  history. 

Industrial  and  commercial  history. 

Archaeology. 

Sociology. 

General  sociology. 
History  of  social  institutions. 
Political  Science. 
Elements  of  Law. 

Economics. 

General  economics. 

Modern  economic  problems. 

Commerce. 

Elements  of  money,  banking  and  exchange. 

Economics  of  business  organization  and  administration. 

MATHEMATICAL  AND  PHYSICAL  SCIENCES 

Mathematics. 

Algebra.     Solid  geometry.     Trigonometry. 

Higher  commercial  mathematics. 

Analytics.    Calculus. 

Projective  and  descriptive  geometry.      Theory  of  equa- 
tions. 

History  of  mathematics. 

Physics. 

General  physics. 

Household  physics. 

Mechanics. 

Heat.     Sound.    Light.    Magnetism.     Electricity. 


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Geology  and  Geography. 

Elements  of  geology.    Mineralogy.    Paleontology. 
Historical  geology. 
Physiography. 
Economic  geography. 


CHEMISTRY 
Chemistry. 

General  chemistry. 

Qualitative  analysis. 

Organic  chemistry. 

Quantitative  analysis. 

Advanced  inorganic  and  physical  chemistry. 

Applied  chemistry — household  and  sanitary  chemistry. 

Physiological  chemistry. 


BIOLOGICAL   SCIENCES 
Botany. 

Elementary  botany. 
Ecology.     Plant  physiology. 
Applied  botany — horticulture. 

Zoology. 

General  zoology.     Histology.     Embryology. 

Microbiology. 

Human  physiology. 


DIETETICS 

Dietetics. 

Food  production  and  manufacture. 

Food  preparation — practical  and  experimental. 

Nutrition  (see  physiological  chemistry,  under  Chemistry), 

Dietetics. 


HYGIENE  AND  PHYSICAL1  EDUCATION 
Hygiene  and  Physical  Education. 
Personal  hygiene. 
Hygiene  of  childhood. 
School  and  public  hygiene. 
Theory  and  practice  of  physical  training. 
Athletics  and  games.     Plays  and  festivals. 


Tuition  Fees  and  Residence  Charges  19 

DESIGN  IN  THE  FINE  AND  APPLIED  ARTS 

Design. 

General  principles  of  design. 

History  and  principles  of  architecture,  sculpture,  painting 
and  decoration. 

Domestic  architecture  and  interior  decoration. 

Costume  design. 

Landscape  gardening. 

Photography. 

Studio  courses  in  freehand  and  mechanical  drawing, 
painting  and  illustration. 

Craft-work  in  textiles  (including  personal  apparel),  wood, 
clay,  metal. 

MUSIC 

The  history  of  music.     Interpretation  of  music. 

Theory  of  music. — harmony  and  counterpoint.  Com- 
position. 

Practical  courses  in  voice — individual  and  choral  singing; 
in  piano,  violin  and  organ. 


TUITION  FEES  AND  RESIDENCE  CHARGES 

The  annual  charges  for  tuition  are  $150.  Matriculation, 
laboratory  and  studio,  and  graduation  fees  are  additional. 

The  cost  of  residence  (dormitory,  dining  hall,  and  laundry 
charges)  are  not  yet  definitely  determined,  but  a  preliminary 
study  shows  that  the  minimum  will  not  exceed  $350  for  the 
regular  academic  year. 


20  Connecticut  College 

SCHOLARSHIPS 

It  is  confidently  expected  that  funds  will  be  provided  for 
the  foundation  of  numerous  scholarships  and  of  a  loan  fund  to 
aid  able  and  deserving  young  women,  who  lack  in  part  the 
means  to  pursue  study  in  Connecticut  College. 

The  scholarships  will  be,  in  the  main,  of  two  classes :  Local 
scholarships  and  college  scholarships. 

Local  Scholarships 

Local  Scholarships  are  scholarships  instituted  and  ad- 
ministered by  local  organizations,  as  rewards  of  distinction  for 
the  ablest  graduates  of  local  secondary  schools  and  as  financial 
help  to  such  as  need  aid  to  become  students  in  Connecticut 
College.  Such  scholarships  already  in  process  of  foundation 
are  reported  as  follows: 

The  Bristol  Scholarship.  A  local  scholarship,  the  estab- 
lishment of  which  has  been  undertaken  by  the  Bristol  College 
Club.     The  fund  in  hand  at  present  is  $650. 

Alice  Sawtelle  Randall  Memorial  Scholarship  of 
Hartford.  The  Hartford  College  Club  has  undertaken  the 
foundation  of  this  local  scholarship  in  memory  of  the  late 
Alice  Sawtelle  Randall,  the  second  president  of  the  club. 
The  income  of  the  fund  is  to  be  used  to  help  a  Hartford  girl 
to  get  a  college  education.  The  fund  amounts  at  the  present 
date  to  $1,522.53. 

The  Windham  Scholarship.  The  Women's  Club  of  Willi- 
mantic  and  the  Anne  Wood  Elderkin  Chapter  of  the  D.  A.  R. 
have  undertaken  jointly  to  provide  a  scholarship  tenable  by 
a  graduate  of  the  Windham  High  School. 

College  Scholarships 

College  Scholarships  are  tenable  by  any  students  enrolled 
in  Connecticut  College  whose  high  scholarship  and  promise 
warrant  the  distinction. 

The  following  is  reported: 

Mary  Abbot  Memorial  Scholarship.  In  1912,  the 
Connecticut  Women's  Council  of  Education  voted  to  raise 
$5,000  to  endow  a  scholarship  in  Connecticut  College.  On 
conference  with  the  State  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  they 
secured  the  cooperation  of  the  Federation  in  a  plan  of  estab- 
lishing by  this  scholarship  a  memorial  to  Mary  Abbot,  the 
first  president  of  the  Connecticut  Women's  Council  of  Educa- 
tion and  one  of  the  first  advocates  of  the  higher  education  of 
women  in  Connecticut.  The  organizations  contributing  to 
the  fund,  with  the  amounts  contributed  to  date,  are:  Teachers' 
League,  $272.85;  Congress  of  Mothers,  $50.00;  Association 
of  Collegiate  Alumnae,  $1,000.00;  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  $2,318.00;   Total,  to  date,  $3,640.85. 


THE  BUILDING  SITE  AND  GROUNDS  OF  CONNECTICUT 

COLLEGE 


Williams  Street.    The  Approach  to  the  West  Entrance  of  the 
College  Buildings 


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View  Over  the  Central  Section  of  the  College  Grounds,  Looking 

South  to  New  London,  the  Harbor,  and  the  Sound;    in 

the  Distance,  Eastern  Point  and  Fisher's  Island 

CONNECTICUT  COLLEGE  GROUNDS 

For  purposes  of  description,  the  parts  of  the  College  estate, 
which  comprises  three  hundred  and  forty  acres  in  the 
northern  limits  of  New  London,  may  be  distinguished  as  the 
Central,  East  (or  River),  Southwest,  and  West  sections. 

The  Central  Section  (marked  C,  D,  F  on  the  Property 
Map),  about  a  hundred  and  ten  acres  in  extent,  is  a  flattened, 
elongated  hilltop,  shaped  somewhat  like  the  back  of  the 
opened  hand.  The  axis  of  this  plateau  is  north  and  south, 
parallel  with  the  Thames  and  its  level  from  two  hundred  to 
two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  above  it.  Its  east  boundary  is 
Mohegan  Avenue  (with  trolley  line),  its  west,  the  post-road, 
Williams  Street.  From  this  hilltop  the  view  extends  un- 
obstructed in  every  direction — southward,  over  New  London 
and  its  harbor,  Long  Island  Sound,  Fisher's  Island,  and  the  open 
sea;  eastward,  over  the  varying  panorama  of  the  Thames, 
Groton  and  its  Monument,  and  the  pleasant  landscape  of  river 
farms;  northward,  to  a  wooded,  hilly  country  and  the  upper 
stretches  of  the  Thames  curving  among  the  hills;  eastward, 
over  the  wooded  valley  in  which  lies  "  Bolleswood,"  flanked 
by  undulating  hills  on  the  western  horizon. 

This  section  constitutes  the  main  site  of  the  College,  offer- 
ing large  areas  for  its  buildings  and  campus,  and  contiguous 
spaces  for  playfields  and  tennis  courts. 


Building  Site  and  Grounds 


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Benham  Avenue  and  the  Thames,  Looking  North  from  the 
Central  Section 

The  East  or  River  Section,  comprising  about  seventy- 
five  acres,  stretches  from  Mohegan  Avenue  to  the  Thames. 
It  is  an  open,  gently  sloping  hillside,  fertile  in  soil  and  charm- 
ing in  outlook.  It  has  been  suggested  that  a  part  might  be 
devoted  to  a  plantation  of  botanical  specimens  of  trees,  shrubs 
and  herbs  arranged  to  secure  the  effect  of  a  park,  which  would 
serve  also  as  a  recreation  ground  and  merge  into  an  open 
stretch  sufficient  for  practice  golf.  On  the  river  front  is  a 
sheltered  cove  suited  for  a  boathouse.  The  proximity  of  the 
river  and  the  Vermont  Central  Railway,  which  passes  through 


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The  River  Section,  Between  Mohegan  Avenue  and  the  Thames 


Building  Site  and  Grounds  25 

the  foot  of  the  property,  offers,  in  a  corner  of  this  section,  the 
natural  location  of  the  College  power-house. 

The  Southwest  Section  is  made  up  of  the  Allyn  and  the 
Palmer  gifts,  about  one  hundred  and  thirty  acres  in  all,  be- 
tween Williams  Street  and  Bayonet  Street.  This  is  a  rolling 
landscape,  skirting  on  its  southerly  border  the  settled  streets 
of  New  London,  offering  immediate  opportunity  for  gardens 
and  orchards  and  future  prospects  of  town  planning. 


The  Hemlocks  of  "  Bolleswood,"  Western  Section 

The  West  Section  includes  the  special  piece  of  woodland, 
thirteen  acres  in  extent,  known  as  "  Bolleswood,"  the  gift 
of  Miss  Anna  Hempstead  Branch,  in  memory  of  her  grand- 
father. It  is  a  little  wilderness  of  natural  beauty — groves  of 
hemlock  and  laurel  with  outcropping  rock,  ledges,  and  precipice. 

The  general  accessibility  of  the  estate  by  good  roads  and 
trolley  line,  the  proximity  of  the  city  proper,  with  its  churches, 
library,  opera  house,  and  shops,  and  of  the  Union  Railway 
Station  (New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  R.  R.  and  the 
Central  Vermont  R.  R.),  distant  about  a  mile  from  the  south 
end  of  the  estate,  make  the  estate  as  here  described,  highly 
suitable  in  point  of  convenience. 


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Connecticut  College 


New  London  offers  the  best  possible  transportation  facil- 
ities, midway  between  Boston  and  New  York,  a  beautiful 
and  healthful  environment,  and  the  historical  associations  of 
one  of  the  most  famous  of  New  England  towns. 


The  Harbor,  New  London,  Seen  from  Groton.     (See  also  p.  22.) 


"  Plant  House  "—A  Typical  Dormitory — North  and  West  Elevations 


BUILDING   PLANS 

A  Study  of  the  general  plan  is  presented  in  the  frontispiece. 
This  Plot  Plan  shows  the  prospective  buildings  of  the 
institution  placed  and  grouped  to  meet  the  demands  of  effici- 
ency and  of  beauty,  under  the  conditions  imposed  by  the 
nature  of  the  site.  The  controlling  ideas  under  which  this 
plot  plan  has  been  evolved  are  as  follows: 

The  general  purpose  of  the  buildings  is  to  house  a  residence 
college  for  women  situated  in  the  picturesque  and  extensive 
estate.  As  Connecticut  College  is  the  sole  college  for  women 
in  a  rich  and  populous  state,  in  this  period  of  rapidly  developing 
higher  education,  the  plans  are  proportioned  to  a  college  of 
generous  numbers,  approximating  a  thousand  students,  and 
capable  at  need  of  easy,  systematic  expansion. 

The  completion  of  these  plans  is  contingent  on  many  events 
and  may  spread  over  many  years.  The  steps  to  their  realiza- 
tion must,  however,  be  organic;  growth  must  proceed  from  a 
centre  outwards,  from  simple  beginnings  to  the  utmost  ex- 
pansion the  future  may  conceivably  realize ;  so  that  the  waste 
that  accompanies  unforeseen  expansion  may  be  avoided. 

For  a  college  of  the  proportions  indicated,  a  differentiation 
of  function  in  its  various  buildings  is  essential.  The  chief 
differentiation  arises  out  of  the  two-fold  nature  of  a  residence 
college — its  provision  for  residence  and  its  provision  for  in- 

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30  Connecticut  College 

struction  and  administration.  The  academic  group  is  naturally 
the  centre  of  the  scheme  and  comprises  the  College  Hall,  the 
logical  centre  of  all,  Library,  Convocation  Hall  and  Chapel, 
Museum,  Science  buildings  and  Arts  buildings.  In  con- 
venient proximity  to  the  central  group  are  ranged  the  residence 
group  and  the  buildings  needed  in  the  athletic  and  social 
activities  of  the  students — the  Houses  (or  Dormitories),  the 
Hall  (or  Refectory),  Gymnasium,  Union  (for  clubs  and 
societies),  Open-air  Theatre,  Infirmary,  and  Faculty  House, 
with  adjacent  lawns  and  athletic  fields. 

The  grouping  and  orientation  of  these  buildings  conform  to 
the  conditions  of  the  ground  and  the  landscape  and  ensure  the 
maximum  advantages  of  the  site.  The  flat,  elongated  hill- 
top on  which  the  College  will  rise  has  a  fine  outlook  in  all  direc- 
tions, but  the  superb  views  are  south  to  the  Sound  and  east  to 
the  Thames.  This  has  naturally  determined  the  two  main 
axes  of  the  plot  plan.  The  longer  axis  (north  and  south) 
follows  the  line  of  the  plateau;  the  numerous  dormitories 
parallel  with  this  axis  have  the  maximum  exposure  to  east  and 
west  sunlight  and  the  maximum  charm  of  prospect;  the  line 
culminates  on  the  south  in  the  dominant  college  building,  the 
College  Hall,  which  opens  on  the  entrance  quadrangle  on  the 
north  and  looks  out,  to  the  south,  on  the  College  quadrangle 
and  the  sea.  The  shorter  axis  (east  and  west)  passes  through 
the  quadrangle  of  the  entrance  court,  opening  by  means  of  a 
wide  avenue  on  the  prospect  of  the  Thames. 

For  convenience  of  communication  and  economy  of  main- 
tenance, these  various  buildings  are  drawn  as  closely  together 
as  the  conditions  of  lighting  and  architectural  effect  permit. 
Only  the  power-house  is  isolated — the  proximity  of  rail  and 
water  transportation  in  the  river  section  of  the  College  grounds 
makes  its  location  in  that  section  highly  advantageous.  In 
the  arrangement  of  buildings  so  massed,  a  principle  of  com- 
position has  been  followed,  to  bring  together  buildings  of  allied 
uses,  and  to  give  them  unity  and  beauty  of  relationship  by 
means  of  quadrangle  planning,  which  has  been  carried  through 
every  part  of  the  design. 

The  choice  of  an  architectural  style  in  harmony  with  the 
plans  and  purposes  of  the  buildings  was  determined  by  many 


Building  Plans  31 

considerations.  That  the  style  should  be  one  style,  carried 
through  all  the  structures,  was  a  natural  requirement  because 
of  the  unity  of  the  institution  and  for  unity  of  effect.  As  the 
outward  expression  of  one  of  the  permanent  institutions  of 
civilization,  the  style  had  to  be  of  tried  and  historic  value. 
To  be  capable  of  adaptation  under  new  conditions,  to  buildings 
of  manifold  size  and  function,  the  style  had  to  be  flexible.  A 
residence  college  especially  called  for  a  style  that  should  suggest 
the  charm  and  beauty  of  fine  social  life  and  yet  permit  the 
elaboration  and  dignity  of  monumental  college  buildings. 
The  picturesqueness  of  the  site  and  its  environment  made 
some  form  of  romantic  art  appropriate.  These  conditions,  it 
was  felt,  were  best  satisfied  in  the  domestic  Tudor  style,  with 
the  associated  Collegiate  Gothic  for  certain  of  the  larger 
edifices.  And  this  style  has  been  adopted  for  Connecticut 
College.     The  material  of  construction  will  be  native  stone. 

The  architectural  style  chosen  has  been  put  by  Mr.  Thomas 
Hardy,  on  its  domestic  side,  before  all — "  the  manor-house 
solidly  built  of  stone  in  the  never-to-be-surpassed  style  of  the 
English  country  residence — the  mullioned  and  transomed 
Elizabethan.' '  On  its  collegiate  side,  the  colleges  of  Oxford 
and  Cambridge  demonstrate  the  flexibility,  beauty,  and  roman- 
tic charm  of  Tudor  architecture  in  closely  massed  and  varied 
college  buildings. 

In  this  style,  the  architects,  Messrs.  Ewing  and  Chappell, 
have  made  the  designs  for  the  initial  group  of  buildings  author- 
ized for  construction,  elevations  of  which  are  reproduced  on 
pages  28,  32,  36.  In  elucidation  of  the  spirit  and  intention 
of  their  work,  they  offer  the  following  noteworthy  comment: 

"  The  important  feature  of  this  style  that  is  most  often  overlooked  is  that 
of  texture.  For  this  reason,  doubtless,  a  large  number  of  beautifully  built 
and  well-designed  Gothic  buildings  are  extremely  disappointing  in  actual 
execution.  The  architects  feel  that  where  the  question  of  texture  is  carefully 
considered  the  buildings  will  require  practically  no  ornament,  gaining  their 
beauty  from  the  simple  masses  of  the  architectural  forms  themselves  and  the 
relation  of  voids  to  wall  surfaces.  To  be  more  specific,  it  will  be  noted  that 
all  band  courses  have  been  omitted.  In  fact,  almost  the  only  horizontal 
lines  are  expressed  by  the  window  openings  themselves.  It  has  been  the 
earnest  desire  of  the  designers  to  escape  from  the  restless  quality  of  much 
Gothic  work.     Note  the  peaceful  serenity  of  the  old  English  manor-houses. 


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34  Connecticut  College 

The  quality  of  the  texture  will  be  carried  to  the  roofs  as  well  as  to  the  side 
walls.  The  latter  will  be  of  local  stone,  which  shades  from  gray  to  a  warm 
ivory  color,  and  the  former  will  be  covered  with  a  rough-edged  slate  approxi- 
mating the  thickness  of  the  old  English  quarry  tile. 

Of  ornament,  there  will  be  practically  none,  though  stone-work  around 
windows  and  arched  doorways  will  be  finished  to  contrast  with  the  rougher 
texture  of  the  main  surfaces.  The  window  openings  filled  with  the  delicate 
tracing  of  metal  casements  are  relied  upon  to  furnish  all  the  necessary  decora- 
tion. Where  appropriate,  over  doorways  or  in  similar  locations,  a  bit  of  rich 
Gothic  carving  will  be  introduced. 

A  residence  college  of  any  size  has  a  special  problem  to  meet 
of  securing  the  best  conditions  of  college  life  combined  with 
efficiency  and  economy  of  administration.  Small  dormitories 
favor  valuable  elements  in  college  life  and  have  been  adopted 
for  Connecticut  College.  Each  House  (or  Dormitory)  is 
designed  for  about  forty  students,  with  quarters  for  the  warden 
or  resident  fellow  and  the  resident  maid,  and  a  comfortable 
common  room.  The  minimum  provisions  approved  for  a 
student's  room  are  an  area  10  x  14  feet,  hot  and  cold  water, 
closet,  central  heating,  electric  lighting  and  sunny  exposure. 
Combinations  of  bed-room  and  study,  or  (for  two  students), 
two  rooms  and  study  are  possible.  The  floor  plans  of  a  typical 
house  are  reproduced  on  page  29.  The  grouping  of  the  dor- 
mitories in  quadrangles  will  associate  the  smaller  unit  with  a 
larger  group,  without  breaking  the  intimacy  and  charm  of  a 
college  home. 

Three  of  these  houses,  "  Plant,"  "  Blackstone  "  and  "Allyn," 
are  authorized  for  immediate  construction. 

To  avoid  the  waste,  inefficiency,  and  expense  that  attend  the 
endless  duplication  of  kitchens  in  small,  self-contained  dormi- 
tories, the  dining-rooms  and  domestic  offices  are  concentrated 
in  one  Hall  or  Refectory.  This  ensures  the  best  direction 
of  all  activities  that  have  to  do  with  the  supply,  care,  prepara- 
tion and  service  of  food,  economy  of  materials  and  management, 
and  the  full  use  of  the  labor-saving  machines.  The  immediate 
erection  of  the  Hall  has  been  authorized. 

The  dining-rooms,  eight  in  number,  are  purposely  kept 
small,  corresponding  to  the  dormitory  units,  and  as  each 
dormitory  may  have  its  assigned  dining-room,  the  continuity 
of  the  residence  group  can  be  maintained.  The  floor  plans  of 
the  Hall  are  figured  on  page  33. 


Building  Plans  35 

The  various  dining-rooms  will  seat  about  four  hundred  and 
twenty-five.  Two  table-services  will  double  that  number. 
As  the  full  capacity  of  the  Hall  will  not  be  needed  at  the  outset, 
certain  rooms  will  be  utilized  as  social  rooms  and  as  lecture 
rooms  for  departments  not  otherwise  provided  for  in  the  first 
academic  building. 

The  plan  provides  also  for  a  Faculty  House,  adjacent  to 
the  Hall,  affording  the  officers  of  instruction  and  administra- 
tion suites  of  rooms  according  to  their  needs,  with  service  if 
desired. 

It  is  hoped  that  these  arrangements,  directed  by  a  trained 
and  experienced  dean  of  residence,  will  result  in  agreeable, 
healthful,  and  economical  living  conditions. 

The  first  academic  building  authorized  for  immediate  con- 
struction is  a  Science  Hall,  making  permanent  provision  for 
laboratories  and  lecture  rooms  for  the  biological  sciences, 
chemistry,  and  applied  sciences  of  hygiene  and  dietetics,  and 
temporary  provision  for  other  departments  and  for  general 
administrative  offices  and  library.  The  main  floor  plans  are 
given  on  page  37.  The  basement  floor  is  reserved  for  tem- 
porary college  uses. 

The  five  buildings  that  form  the  initial  group  will  be  com- 
pleted in  time  for  the  opening  of  the  College  in  September, 
1915,  and  will  be  adequate  to  the  needs  of  the  College  at  the 
outset.  They  form  a  contiguous  group  and  permit  a  permanent 
development  of  the  adjacent  roads,  lawns,  and  plantations. 


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Building  Plans 


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Science  Hall — Main  Floor  Plans 


38  Connecticut  College 


TREASURER'S  STATEMENT 

Funds  of  Connecticut  College 

The  funds  of  Connecticut  College  at  this  date  have  been 
contributed  by  individual  subscriptions,  by  societies,  and  by 
the  corporation  of  the  City  of  New  London.  The  aggre- 
gate of  these  benefactions  of  money  and  securities  at  this  time 
is  $1,184,259.58: 

Subscriptions  of  societies  and  individuals  paid $    134,259.58 

M.F.  Plant  Endowment  Fund,  for  maintenance,  gift  of  the 
Hon.  Morton  F.  Plant,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  1  000  000  00 

Gift  of  the  Corporation  of  the  City  of  New  London '  5o!oOOioO 


The  income  from  investments,  interest  and  rents  has 
covered  all  running  expenses  to  date  and  supplied  a  substantial 
balance. 

The  present  balance  sheet,  after  providing  for  the  purchase 
of  the  College  estate,  shows  the  funds  to  stand: 

M.  F.  Plant  endowment  (bonds) $1,000,000.00 

Other  bonds 16,427.50 

Cash  in  banks 65,740.77 

$1,082,168.27 


Real  Property  Included  in  the  Site  and  Grounds  of 
Connecticut  College 

Included  in  the  estate  are  the  following: 

Acres 

Allyn  land,  gift  of  Mrs.  Harriet  U.  Allyn 49.50 

Eggleston  estate  (in  part),  purchase 24.25 

Eggleston  estate  (in  part),  gift  of  Frank  L.  Palmer 80.00 

Alexander  farm,  purchase 69.75 

Thames  River  property,  purchase 75.75 

Branch  estate  (in  part),  purchase 26.65 

"  Bolleswood,"  Branch  estate  (in  part),  gift  of  Miss  Anna  Hemp- 
stead Branch 13.35 

Total  acreage 339.25 

The  total  expenditure  incurred  in  the  acquisition  of  these 
properties  is  $221,750. 

Of  this  amount,  all  except  $50,000,  remaining  on  mortgage 
at  low  interest,  has  been  defrayed  from  the  funds  of  the 
College. 


Needs  of  Connecticut  College  39 

NEEDS    OF    CONNECTICUT    COLLEGE 

The  Trustees  of  Connecticut  College,  acting  in  behalf  of  the 
public,  in  response  to  an  imperative  demand  for  new  and  better 
facilities  for  the  higher  education  of  women,  particularly  in  the 
State  of  Connecticut,  have  undertaken  to  establish  in  Connec- 
ticut College,  a  college  for  women,  of  the  first  class  and  of  widest 
possible  scope.  They  ask  such  a  measure  of  public  support  as 
will  ensure  for  the  College  buildings  and  equipment  in  keeping 
with  the  resources  of  the  people  of  Connecticut  and  the  great- 
ness of  the  interests  which  the  College  is  founded  to  promote. 

Buildings  under  Way  with  Approximate  Cost: 

First  College  Building  (Science  Hall) $110,000 

Refectory  (and  Lecture  Hall) 80,000 

Dormitories — three  units,  each  for  forty  students,  "  Plant," 

"  Blackstone,"  and  "Allyn  " 150,000 

Two   dormitories,    "  Plant "   and   "  Blackstone "   are   the 

gift  of  the  Hon.  Morton  F.  Plant. 

The  completion  of  these  buildings  will  require  all  the 
money  the  College  has  now  or  is  assured  of,  except  its 
endowment,  which  is  available  only  for  maintenance. 

Statement  of  Needs 
Buildings 

To  provide  the  requisite  facilities  for  the  work  of  instruction 
and  to  house  the  students  and  faculty,  it  will  be  necessary, 
year  by  year,  steadily  to  carry  out  an  extensive  program  of 
building.  The  following  represents  the  estimated  needs  of 
the  institution: — 

1914-16.    College  Hall  (Humanities  and  Social  sciences) $250,000 

Dormitories 150,000 

Power-house 100,000 

1915-17.    Fine  and  Applied  Arts  Building 125,000 

Gymnasium 75,000 

Dormitories 150,000 

Faculty  Residence 65,000 

1916-18.    Library  Building 125,000 

Education  Building 100,000 

Music  Building 75,000 

Dormitories 150,000 

To  these  should  be  added  Convocation  Hall  and  Chapel,  Union,  Museum, 
Boathouse. 


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Grounds 

The  development  of  the  estate,  roads,  plantations,  botanical, 
flower  and  vegetable  gardens  and  farm  buildings,  will  require 
considerable  funds. 

Endowment 

The  endowment  fund,  the  income  of  which  is  used  for  the 
general  purposes  of  the  College,  is  one  of  the  most  helpful 
forms  of  benefaction.  The  increase  of  this  endowment  will 
ensure  the  growth  of  the  College  and  the  development  of  its 
instruction. 

Library 

An  adequate  collection  of  books  is  a  first  requisite  of  a  College. 
The  Library  will  require  a  preliminary  expenditure,  helped 
out  by  gifts  of  books  now  being  received,  of  $10,000.  The 
adequate  endowment  of  the  Library  Fund  is  a  prime  necessity. 

Professorships  and  Lectureships 
These  furnish  helpful  forms  of  specific  endowment. 

SCHOLARSHIPS  AND  LOAN  FUND 

Special  local  scholarships  to  help  able  but  needy  students  of 
local  secondary  schools  to  enter  Connecticut  College. 

College  scholarships  and  prizes  open  to  all  students  of  the 
College. 

A  loan  fund  by  which  financial  help  can  be  lent  to  students 
of  promise  at  low  rate  of  interest. 

The  present  era  shows  an  immense  change  and  development  in 
women's  occupations,  responsibilities,  and  opportunities.  The 
means  by  which  women  can  enter  high  up  in  the  work  of  the 
present  world  and  function  powerfully  therein  is  education.  At 
the  present  time  no  single  institution  is  so  much  needed  and 
none  can  contribute  so  much  to  the  welfare  of  the  race  as  an 
efficient  College  for  Women. 

The  foundation  of  Connecticut  College  offers,  therefore,  an  op- 
portunity for  practical  and  enduring  beneficence. 


